This is my first build, and I've tried to go slow and research everything but not totally confident in my choices, so anyone who has an opinion, I'd love to hear it.

First, I'm looking for a best of both worlds situation, meaning that I want the car to cruise around with the family and not worry about overheating, but I also want to blow the doors off my buddies GTX.

Right now the block is bare and bored .060 over. I bought eagle crank and rods, ross alum flat pistons 10.5 :1 comp
Lunati hyd roller .530 intake .550 ex dur @ .50 231/239
Eddie RPM perf valve job and minor port cleaning basicly ootb
6 pack 65 jets in center and 71 outboard
Comp magnum steel roller rockers
hooker competition headers 1 7/8 to 3" (might have to go TTI for plug clearance)
4 speed
Dana 3:55
70 Coronet R/T

I think that sums it up-

I'm mostly concerned with the carb jets, cam specs and header primary tubes, but any other advice is welcome.

 

Slice, small block? with a 4speed and 3.55 gears that cam should be good. stock length crank or stroker?

 

It's a big block (1969 440) 500" stroker.

 

Hate to tell you, but you cant really ever have both.

You either get a fast car that'll hook and run semi hot, or you have a stocker thats great for daily driving.


Some drag radials and I think you'll be set, otherwise you're going to be buying new tires every month

 

440+.060,decked .020,stroked to 500 or so,440source 4.150 flat top kit
11.00:1, 93 octane pump gas
Hughes Engines Inc. Eddie RPM 84cc prepped heads
Hughes victor 440 deep port matched intake
Hughes flat tappet solid cam, 618/626 256°/260° @.050 installed @ 104°
Hughes rocker shafts & 1.6 roller rockers
950 proform race carb 78/84 3.5 power valve Holley blue pump
MSD 6al, blaster 2, pro billet dizzy 8.5 super wires ,38° total timing
2 1/8" / 3 1/2" headers, x pipe,3 1/2"exhaust ,flowmasters , dumps
8" Coan convertor custom built for the car
727 reverse valve body
braced 8 3/4 456 gears posi unit,4 link
31x18:50x15 Hoosier quick time pros
I drive it on the street all the time ,lots of fun and the gas stations love it.
If I was to redo it ,more duration and bigger heads

 

how does the car run with 93 octane and 11 to 1 compression?

 

Set the timing back a little on the street,havn't heard any spark knock and plugs don't show any.Motors been in the car since 2007.

 

has there been any big noticeable difference in power with the retarded timing?

 

I am running 34 total and a Proform Street Series 850 carb at this time and yes it's a little slower,but still plenty fast for the street.